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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">factories</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>ironworks businesses</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>manufactories</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>factories</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>organizations</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>business enterprises by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>factory</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Businesses, establishments, or other administrative organizations that oversee the action or process of making goods, particularly such establishments in operation after the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century, often employing at least some mechanical production methods rather than creating strictly handmade items. Modern factories organize their operations to meet the need for production on a large scale, usually with power-driven machinery. For earlier organizations that created handmade works, use "manufactories."  ]]></note></mads>